Jangbahadur Singh and Another v. Divisional Forest Officerb Barabanki and 5 Others

Court No. - 2 Case :- WRIT - C No. - 10792 of 2024 Petitioner :- Jangbahadur Singh And Another Respondent :- Divisional Forest Officerb Barabanki And 5 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Shiv Sharan Singh Counsel for Respondent :- C.S.C. Hon'ble Rajan Roy,J. Hon'ble Brij Raj Singh,J.

¶1Case called out.

¶2This is a backlog fresh case.

¶3No one is present on behalf of the petitioners.

¶4Counsel for the opposite parties including private opposite parties, namely, Ashish Kumar Singh, learned Advocate who has filed vakalatanama, which is taken on record, say that the dispute if at all is between private parties. In fact, the private opposite parties deny the cutting of trees. If there are trees which cannot be cut and are sought to be cut by any private parties then the appropriate remedies lies under civil or criminal law and not under Article 226 of the Constitution of India.

¶5The petition is disposed of.

¶6Our order will not come in the way of opposite parties in protecting the trees if they are not liable to be cut and if they are existing on the pond land.

¶7This order shall be communicated to the Sub Divisional Magistrate, Sirauli Gauspur, District Barabanki by Mr. Mritunjay Pratap Singh, learned counsel for the State. [Brij Raj Singh, J.] [Rajan Roy, J.] Order Date :- 18.12.2024 Santosh/- High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench